Deryk Barker wrote:
>I think they were very different composers. Haydn was IMHO a far greater
>symphonist
I agree completely, although. . .
>I could live without all the Mozart symphonies except the last
>4 - and maybe No.34.
That break comes too late for me, at least. I think Mozart's only other
minor-key symphony, the 25th, is a piece I can't be without.
>Mozart OTOH was a great opera and concerto composer,
>which Haydn wasn't.
I think Mozart's piano concertos are his most profound statements. Yet,
didn't Haydn pursue writing opera? Or am I thinking about someone else.
Mark